Steele County Free Fair

Known for his gift of gab, I was stunned to learn that Steele County Fair secretary Jim Gleason was having trouble communicating. That led to a trip to the Owatonna Hospital and ultimately to Rochester to discover that he has brain cancer.

Matt Ratzloff completed college courses in December of 2016 and was ready to enter the Police Academy to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.

The Steele County Free Fair got off to kind of a slow start with wind and rain but two great days over the weekend really gave it a boost

The Owatonna High School football player and cheerleader rally has become the closing event of the Steele County Fair. Huskies' coach Jeff Williams told the immense crowd at Fair Square Park Sunday night that he didn't think the idea would go over big when fair publicity director Todd Hale approached him with it a number of years ago.

Residents practically stormed the fairgrounds in Owatonna when the rain finally stopped early Friday afternoon and the sun came out. Sunglasses were propped up on most noses as the weekend of the Steele County Fair got underway with spectacular weather.

Two outdoor worship services will open day six of the Steele County Free Fair in Owatonna.

One of the first-time vendors at the Steele County Free Fair is Cathy's Collectible House of Signs. The booth is next to the Grandstand and features well over 700 different signs. Most are made in the U.S. In addition there are around 150 more signs made outside the U...

Noris Cuisine features Latin American Cuisine such as arepos, made with corn flour, along with empanadas. Everything is made from scratch.

The day started with rain. The wind picked up. The rain went away, but came back over and over throughout the day.

For the second time this week, the Steele County Fair will cater to the younger generation during Friday's Kids Day observance.